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<title>Soldiers react to end of &quot;Don&apos;t Ask, Don&apos;t Tell&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 23, 2011) The military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of dealing with gay service members officially ended this week. Now, gay soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen can serve openly without fear of being kicked out because of their sexuality. Around Fort Drum, some soldiers cheered the change, while others expected it to cause new problems. Joanna Richards reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18468/20110923/soldiers-react-to-end-of-quot-don-apos-t-ask-don-apos-t-tell-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ogdensburg shoppers weigh in on same sex marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2011) This week, it&apos;s been all about same sex marriage in Albany.  Supporters, led by Governor Cuomo, have been lobbying hard for a vote in the State Senate.  Now they&apos;re one vote shy of passage.According to a Siena College poll this week, 55% of New Yorkers support legalizing same sex marriage.  Sarah Harris chatted with shoppers in Ogdensburg to get their opinions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17854/20110617/ogdensburg-shoppers-weigh-in-on-same-sex-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fort Drum wrestles with end of Don&apos;t Ask Don&apos;t Tell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 21, 2010) President Obama is expected to sign the measure repealing Don&apos;t Ask Don&apos;t Tell tomorrow. The Senate voted to end the 17 year-old policy barring gays or lesbians from military service.The policy shift is a big victory for gay rights.  Polls show it has the support of a significant majority of Americans. Still, many people around Fort Drum were struggling with the new reality yesterday. David Sommerstein went to Watertown’s Salmon Run Mall to sample opinion and filed this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16859/20101221/fort-drum-wrestles-with-end-of-don-apos-t-ask-don-apos-t-tell">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>After their own service, Gibson and Owens divided on Don&apos;t Ask Don&apos;t Tell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 21, 2010) In the coming months, rank-and-file service-members will be dealing with big changes in the military culture, now that don’t-ask-don’t-tell has been repealed.Two lawmakers who represent the North Country will have direct oversight over that process. Democrat Bill Owens from Plattsburgh and Republican Chris Gibson from Kinderhook both sit on the House Armed Services Committee. Both men served as officers in the military and as Brian Mann reports, they have very different opinions about gays serving openly.(NOTE:  This story includes a correction from the broadcast version) [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16860/20101221/after-their-own-service-gibson-and-owens-divided-on-don-apos-t-ask-don-apos-t-tell">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>More North Country Republicans say same-sex marriage is a civil right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 27, 2009) Lawmakers here in the North Country could provide swing votes that make or break New York&apos;s same-sex marriage bill.  North Country Public Radio spent the last week talking in depth with every member of our region’s Albany delegation.  A growing number of the region&apos;s politicians, Republicans as well as Democrats, see gay marriage as a civil right.  But as Brian Mann reports, opposition from three key state Senators could doom the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13428/20090427/more-north-country-republicans-say-same-sex-marriage-is-a-civil-right">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>North Country GOP Leader Ellis Backs Faso</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 5, 2006) Republicans face a potentially bruising primary in the race to replace Governor George Pataki. Last week, former upstate assemblyman John Faso won the GOP endorsement, with backing from most Republican officials in the North Country.  But some party leaders — including Pataki and state party chair Stephen Minarik — are still backing Bill Weld.  Weld has also drawn support from Plattsburgh assemblyman Chris Ortloff and Sandy Treadwell, the former state party chair from Essex.  Some top Republicans worry that Faso&apos;s conservative social views could alienate New York voters. Brian Mann spoke with Jim Ellis from Tupper Lake, chair of the Republican committee in Franklin County and a state vice chairman.  Ellis says the focus during the primary should be on John Faso&apos;s economic policies and not issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7481/20060605/north-country-gop-leader-ellis-backs-faso">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Preview: Tying the Knot</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 2, 2005) North Country Public Radio is Media Sponsor for the &quot;Out at the Movies&quot; film festival, which begins Thursday night and continues through Monday.  The free festival will show documentaries and feature films exploring issues and concerns in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.  Todd Moe talks with Brooklyn filmmaker Jim de Seve, whose documentary, Tying the Knot, uncovers the many issues behind the topic of same-sex marriage. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5354/20050302/preview-tying-the-knot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>People: Author and Activist Michelangelo Signorile</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 9, 2004) Todd Moe talks with author, radio host and gay activist Michelangelo Signorile about same-sex marriage and the &quot;deurbanization&quot; of the gay community.  He spoke earlier this week at St. Lawrence University. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4184/20040409/people-author-and-activist-michelangelo-signorile">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bruno Attacks Spitzer for Failure to Stop Gay Marriages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 2, 2004) State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno says he disagrees with Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&apos;s decision not to seek an injunction against gay marriages performed by the Mayor of New Paltz.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4039/20040302/bruno-attacks-spitzer-for-failure-to-stop-gay-marriages">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>2nd Annual Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Fest Opens Thursday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 25, 2004) The North Country&apos;s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender free film festival opens tomorrow night at St. Lawrence University in Canton. &quot;Out at  the Movies&quot; was organized by a consortium of local LGBT groups and  friends. The films cover a broad range of issues that include coming out, the lives of LGBT people in the developing world and activism. The festival includes a reception Saturday night in Potsdam and concludes Monday night with a special showing in the Cinema Ten series at the Roxy.  Todd Moe talks with Nick Wright, a student at SUNY-Potsdam and one of the organizers of the film festival.  NCPR is Media Sponsor for this event. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4019/20040225/2nd-annual-gay-amp-lesbian-film-fest-opens-thursday">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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